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July 21, 2008

What you may not have known about 1871 Census of Ontario

Census records for 1871 are available to the public. They give information on all household members - name, age,gender, country of birth, religion, ethnic origin,occupation, marital status and education.

There are 9 returns for the 1871 census but there are 3 that are of the most help genealogically:

Census records are available on microfilm from the Archives of Ontario, National Archives of Canada, on ILL (InterLibraryLoan) through a local library, or from yourlocal FHC (Family History Center).

You can search the 1871 census index to heads of household for Ontario. If you find a name of interest, you can order a copy of the census page from the National Archives. Requests for copies must include complete references

2 comments:

Anonymous
said...

My g.grandfather George Bryans is listed on the 1851 census followed by what looks like a list of his children. I wonder if the 1871 census would tell me if they are his children or if they are his sons and daughter-in-laws. This is what I feel might be the case but cannot find any proof.Any help would be appreciated, Thanks Marg. marghill@execulink.com

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